1
as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair
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2
as in collapses
a falling short of one's goals
refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business
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3
as in booms
a loud explosive sound
the crash of cymbals
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as in impacts
a forceful coming together of two things
a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences
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as in smashes
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in bumps
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in dies
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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as in falls
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out
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as in retires
slang
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home
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as in stays
slang
to reside as a temporary guest
I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York
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Recent Examples of crashes
Tim Giuliani, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Multiple dead, several injured after car crashes into grocery store.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
After a devastating collision in 2018, the bridge’s cover was renovated and now features a steel frame, meaning that although the crashes often cause a buzz online and around the village, damage is largely cosmetic at worst.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Jacquelyn’s attorney, Andrew Nebenzahl, said the company has ignored horrific crashes and entrapments.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, history shows that major Bitcoin crashes have typically been touched off by multiple factors, not a single event.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Polk County staff, along with the consulting firm Bolton & Menk, published a study in late January highlighting road and trail improvements to reduce crashes along the High Trestle Trail.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
After one of the crashes, a driver got out of his car, and Lopez hit him and fled the scene.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
But since construction began, the area has also seen a 600% spike in vehicle crashes and notable noise pollution.
—Aliana Mediratta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Sports Desk, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
When the plane crashes en route, Linda and Bradley are stranded together.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Two people died and three others were injured in Denver crashes early Sunday morning, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Here, rainbows are an almost daily occurrence, sperm and blue whales are frequently spotted just off the coast, and surf crashes over hot spring pools carved into lava stone.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
After getting marooned on a desert island when their private plane crashes somewhere in the Gulf of Thailand on the way to a business trip, the dynamic between the adversarial pair is quickly flipped on its head.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
When their plane crashes, Linda and Bradley find themselves together on a deserted island.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
But boundless entitlement and a gift for micromanagement can’t save him when their plane crashes in the Gulf of Thailand.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
High-speed, one-way corridors are associated with more severe crashes.
—Tim Giuliani, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Multiple dead, several injured after car crashes into grocery store.
—FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
After a devastating collision in 2018, the bridge’s cover was renovated and now features a steel frame, meaning that although the crashes often cause a buzz online and around the village, damage is largely cosmetic at worst.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Jacquelyn’s attorney, Andrew Nebenzahl, said the company has ignored horrific crashes and entrapments.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, history shows that major Bitcoin crashes have typically been touched off by multiple factors, not a single event.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Polk County staff, along with the consulting firm Bolton & Menk, published a study in late January highlighting road and trail improvements to reduce crashes along the High Trestle Trail.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
After one of the crashes, a driver got out of his car, and Lopez hit him and fled the scene.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
But since construction began, the area has also seen a 600% spike in vehicle crashes and notable noise pollution.
—Aliana Mediratta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
The United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes into a gate during an Alpine ski women's downhill race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Sunday.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
When the plane crashes en route, Linda and Bradley are stranded together.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Two people died and three others were injured in Denver crashes early Sunday morning, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
Here, rainbows are an almost daily occurrence, sperm and blue whales are frequently spotted just off the coast, and surf crashes over hot spring pools carved into lava stone.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
After getting marooned on a desert island when their private plane crashes somewhere in the Gulf of Thailand on the way to a business trip, the dynamic between the adversarial pair is quickly flipped on its head.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
When their plane crashes, Linda and Bradley find themselves together on a deserted island.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Fired from her day job, an impulsive actress crashes a support group and spirals into a chaotic night that forces her to face her addiction to drama.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
But boundless entitlement and a gift for micromanagement can’t save him when their plane crashes in the Gulf of Thailand.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashes
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But demonstrating this beyond a shadow of a doubt proved in some respects more challenging than actually creating the elusive plasma itself, with the case for success strengthening as RHIC’s numbers of collisions soared.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sports already take severe head impacts and concussions seriously, with protocols to remove players after collisions.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the new study, Bruzzone and his team focused on localized surface collapses that occur when sections of rock give way, creating skylight-like openings that can expose underground voids.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Building collapses are not uncommon in Tripoli because of poor building standards.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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National economies are increasingly moving in sync and responding to the same booms and busts as a result of near-instantaneous communications and interdependent global supply chains.—
Josh Ederington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Jury selection also underscored how widely the impacts of social media — both good and bad — are felt among disparate groups of people.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Climate cooperation was also predicted to weaken as the impacts of temperature changes reverberate.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mane challenges Will to a round of one-and-one and basically smashes him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bike then smashes into a metal barricade before coming to rest against a parked car.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will start at $99,995, excluding a mandatory $2,595 destination fee that bumps the price to $102,590.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Yoda character always dies, which is really what Elliott is, and then becomes, in some strange way, more powerful after their death.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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Football is the framing device for this romantic fantasy about LA Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton, who wins the starting job, then dies in a traffic accident while biking home (thanks to angelic error).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The silhouette arrives as Keen scales American Built production in Kentucky and pushes its sustainability targets under Ann Radil, senior director of Keen Effect, who is focused on circular design and measuring the company’s emissions trajectory.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The novel pushes into the realm of the animal, of the mythological, to a landscape that feels ominous and otherworldly even if issues of the Atlantic are somehow also delivered there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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